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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hungerÂ
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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As policy makers call for building capacity for food system transformation, who is listening?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Since its emergence in the last few years as a leading paradigm, food system transformation…
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Harnessing the power of metabolomics to speed and improve breeding
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)20.01.20-
Food security
Plants produce thousands of smallish chemical compounds known as metabolites. Like a DNA fingerprint…
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New guidance for policymakers on supporting farmers through satellite-based crop insurance
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)20.01.20Satellite-based insurance is emerging as a way to help smallholder farmers get back on their…
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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)20.01.20The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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Climate-smart rice cultivation: combating global warming without sacrificing yields
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
‘Climate-smart’ rice cultivation — a set of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices  
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IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)20.01.20Varanasi, 12 January 2020 - Hon’ble Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament from…
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What changes in temperature mean for Africa’s tsetse fly
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Tsetse flies can pass on African sleeping sickness (photo credit: Shutterstock). Elisha Bayode Are, …
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Equity in agriculture-nutrition-health research: What have we been researching and what are the gaps?
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)19.01.20-
Nutrition
To understand what is needed in tackling different aspects of inequity in agriculture for better…
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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…
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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.01.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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Gaining a better understanding of local fertilizer prices for African smallholder farmers
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.01.20-
Food security
Crop yields in Africa south of the Sahara are generally low, in large part because…
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IFPRI short video contest: Planting my path in Nepalese agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.01.20-
Food security
Second in a series of guest posts by winners of IFPRI's My Food, Our Future short video…
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Economic growth and decent work from natural resources: how Sustainable Development Goal 8 will affect forests and forest-dependent livelihoods
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)16.01.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scientists argue that forests will only remain standing if the world changes its paradigm of…
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The meat wars: A backlash is occurring on the backlash to meat dietary recommendations published late last year
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)16.01.20-
Nutrition
Roy Lichenstein, Standing Rib (via Wikiart). On 19 Nov 2019, guidelines were published in the…
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Study calls for better understanding of fertilizer prices faced by African smallholder farmers
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.01.20-
Food security
Crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa are generally low. This is in large part because of…
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Addressing nutrition in Ethiopia: Changes, challenges and opportunities
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)15.01.20-
Nutrition
John McDermott, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, refl…
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IFPRI short video contest: School garden and healthy cooking program targets the double burden of malnutrition in Mexico
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
irst in a series of guest posts by winners of IFPRI's My Food, Our Future short video…
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National and sub-national workshops, Mbale, Uganda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A venue in Mbale, Eastern Uganda was selected to host the InPaC-S national workshop. It…
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